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Martin Alvito
Player Valuation: £50m
RB for sure, since we can't keep Coleman healthy.
It's not insane to think that Carlo might still be able to develop Iwobi into an overpriced squad player, so I don't think we'll make a move there.
Something does appear to need to be done about the third midfield spot.
Stephenlloyd
Player Valuation: £40m
I will apologise for the long post in advance
I think they must be very hopeful of a RB in January, to not even consider Kenny, it’s different to Nkounkou, who Ancelotti obviously thinks isn’t ready to play at that level. While Kenny is 23 and played the equivalent of nearly a full season in the Top flight in England and Germany. With Coleman finished imo and getting little niggles all the time, Surely Carlo can’t be left with holgate/Godfrey or switch to wing back the week and play iwobi.
Maybe the lad Dumfries from PSV.
The midfield, hopefully Gbamin will come back very soon and be back in the squad, and get a few minutes over Christmas. Probably start v Rotherham all things being well, but it’s unlikely he will all of a sudden be ready to play 20/25 Games for the rest of season. After so long out, he’s likely to pick up little niggles. And will need time to recover properly. We ain’t spending 20mil+ on another sitting midfielder, so for me I would go and get Khedira on a short term deal. I know he’s 33 had a few injuries, but I think he would be perfect as temporary cover in that role.
Up front. I mentioned last week, how we have no quality to come off the bench and change a game for us, like an hour in maybe take off Richarlison and James if they aren’t on their games and have players who can help turn 1 point into 6 in the last 2 matches. Take Man Utd, I know they are on a different level to us, but in their last 3 aways. They’ve gone a goal behind in each. And won all 3, and brought off the bench in them games. Pogba, Fernandes, van de beek, mata, Rashford, Cavani. Maybe even martial. While we bring on Tosun, siggurdsson, Bernard, Gomes, Delph and Davies.
We definitely need a quality top 5 for 3 positions next season. Maybe the club have a couple in mind for next year and probably can’t get them in January. I doubt we could loan anyone of really quality in January. Maybe we could get a younger player, 20/21 who can sit in the bench as back up and one for the future.
2 players who I think could be options are Depay, yes wants Barca, but I can’t see Koeman lasting and maybe that will change their targets. he has a 6 months left on his contract and brands was his DOF at PSV. And Thauvin at Marseille. Also has 6 months left plays off the left bit can also play central, at a good age, yes failed at Newcastle but was only 22. He’s since improved and got 10 caps for France.
We could probably get Dumfries and khedira and one Of depay/Thauvin for 35mil and 250/300k wages.
we could sell Kenny, Bernard, finally get Besic and bolasie off the bench. Maybe even get rid of tosun. 15/20 mil brought in 300k saved in wages.
Easy this DOF lark.
Zatara
Player Valuation: £100m
Id go
Pickford
Coleman Holgate Godfrey Digne
Allan Doucoure
James
Richarlison DCL Gordon
Coleman Holgate Godfrey Digne
Allan Doucoure
James
Richarlison DCL Gordon
Would bring in 3 players...RB / DM / RF
Then we have depth in every position aside from CF but Richarlison can step in and/or Kean to return next summer.
Bullens Rd
Player Valuation: £35m
To be fair Kean is never playing for us again and Gordon is, at best, an unknown quantity and you'd be mad to put him in any starting xi from next season.
Zatara
Player Valuation: £100m
To be fair, thats all wrong.
Pat Butcher
Player Valuation: £10m
The talk of Dumfries, he's a great player but not what we need
James will start on the right so we need a fast good technical player, maybe im being harsh, Dumfries is clearly a top footballer and will do well, but he isn't a fullback that will fly high and hold the width
James will start on the right so we need a fast good technical player, maybe im being harsh, Dumfries is clearly a top footballer and will do well, but he isn't a fullback that will fly high and hold the width
TheBigIguana
Player Valuation: £100m
I feel like there are at least 50 players we could afford and would give us what we need in midfield at a PL level to turn this season around and I unfortunately doubt that any of those players will be coming here in January.
Zatara
Player Valuation: £100m
A DM?
TheBigIguana
Player Valuation: £100m
Yep. Someone to just sit in that spot and make enough tackles and interceptions that we aren't exposed more than a handful of times on a bad day.
alpha1
Player Valuation: £8m
Heard rumours of Spence from Middlesbrough but if he comes will he just be another Nkounkou who won't be trusted in first team affairs?
If so, what's the point?
We need players who can slot in now not in 3 years time.
Suppose we did have both though and they are just going to stay in the u-23s for a couple of seasons, I would say we need both LB and RB spots filling asap.
Celik from Lille. Trippier from Atletico. Kurzawa from PSG. Would they want to give up what they have to join us?
Who else is there? Aarons? Tavernier? Rose? Rodriguez? They would be more likely to join but are they good enough?
I'm struggling for names tbh.
I do think we need both positions covering though and just hope Carlo et al think the same cos we are definitely struggling again whilst others are out.
If so, what's the point?
We need players who can slot in now not in 3 years time.
Suppose we did have both though and they are just going to stay in the u-23s for a couple of seasons, I would say we need both LB and RB spots filling asap.
Celik from Lille. Trippier from Atletico. Kurzawa from PSG. Would they want to give up what they have to join us?
Who else is there? Aarons? Tavernier? Rose? Rodriguez? They would be more likely to join but are they good enough?
I'm struggling for names tbh.
I do think we need both positions covering though and just hope Carlo et al think the same cos we are definitely struggling again whilst others are out.
I’d suggest any young player takes a look at Fabian Delph playing ahead of our backup left back and stays well away from our club.
Surely this will be Gbamin's roll when he finally gets released from his iron lung.
The league is still very open,I honestly think with a couple of loans in the positions we all know need strengthening we are absolutely in with a European shout.
In:
Eriksen
Romero
Max Aarons
Josh King
Loan a decent CM in, loan Gomes out. We need a viable third CM, Gomes needs regular playing time to fully evaluate if he has a future here.
Out:
As many as possible from:
Bernard
Besic
Bolasie
Delph
Pennington
Sigurdsson
Tosun
Eriksen
Romero
Max Aarons
Josh King
Loan a decent CM in, loan Gomes out. We need a viable third CM, Gomes needs regular playing time to fully evaluate if he has a future here.
Out:
As many as possible from:
Bernard
Besic
Bolasie
Delph
Pennington
Sigurdsson
Tosun
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